watermelon
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watermelon
- /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/ UK
- /ˈwɑtəɹˌmɛlən/ US
- /ˈwɒːt̞ɚˌmɛlən/ Ireland
- /ˈwaːhɐˌmɛlən/
- /ˈwaːʔɐˌmɛlən/
- /ˈwaːʔɚˌmɛlən/
- /ˈwɔːɾɚˌmɛlən/ Ulster
Where it comes from
Endocentric compound of water + melon. Compare French melon d'eau, German Wassermelone, and Spanish melón de agua.
The meanings referring to environmentalists and behind-schedule projects derive from the idea of having a green (eco-friendly, on-schedule) outward appearance while being red (socialist, behind schedule) in a hidden way comparable to that of the fruit.
noun watermelons
- A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
- The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
- An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist. According to this distorted view of life, environmentalists are watermelons – green on the outside, red on the inside – who want to impose regulation, “the slippery slope to socialism”, on the use of tobacco, ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases.
- A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).
- A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind. The nuts and bolts of any project are transparency. If the project status is transparent, the watermelons can’t arise. If anybody is able to get the information, it will be difficult to hide something.
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A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
Similar: assets, babylons, balloons, baps, badonkers, bangers, bazongas, bazookas, bazoombas, bazooms, bewbs, bobas
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: citrullus vulgaris, watermelon vine, melon, rinds, water melon, citron melon, horned melon, honeydew melon, bitter melon, coyote melon, canteloupe, rockmelon, cantaloupe, fuzzy melon, winter melon, jam melon
Translations
Every language
noun fruit
| Español | sandía, melón de agua, patilla, melón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수박 subak, 서과 seogwa |
| 日本語 | スイカ suika |
| 中文 | 西瓜 xīguā |
| हिन्दी | तरबूज़ tarbūz |
| Kiswahili | tikiti |
| Português | melancia |
| Français | pastèque, melon d'eau |
| Deutsch | Wassermelone |
| Italiano | cocomero, anguria |
| Ελληνικά | καρπούζι karpoúzi, υδροπέπων ydropépon |
| Română | pepene verde, lubeniță, harbuz |
| Русский | арбу́з arbúz |
| Tiếng Việt | dưa hấu |
| العربية | بَطِّيخ baṭṭīḵ, بَطِّيخَة baṭṭīḵa |
| עברית | אֲבַטִּיחַ avatíakh |
noun plant
| Español | sandía, melón de agua, patilla, melón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수박 subak, 서과 seogwa |
| 日本語 | スイカ suika |
| 中文 | 西瓜 xīguā |
| हिन्दी | तरबूज़ tarbūz |
| Kiswahili | mtikiti |
| Português | melancia, melancieira |
| Français | pastèque, melon d'eau |
| Deutsch | Wassermelone |
| Italiano | cocomero, anguria |
| Ελληνικά | καρπουζιά karpouziá |
| Română | pepene verde, lubeniță, pepene |
| Русский | арбу́з arbúz |
| Tiếng Việt | dưa hấu |
| العربية | بَطِّيخ baṭṭīḵ, بَطِّيخَة baṭṭīḵa, دَلَّاع dallāʕ, سندية sindiyya |
| עברית | אֲבַטִּיחַ avatíakh |
Talk about this word "watermelon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watermelon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. watermelon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/watermelon "watermelon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/watermelon.Cite this
@misc{watermelon_2026,
title = {watermelon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watermelon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}